Job Description:
The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay
has a rewarding opportunity for
Service Technicians "A"! (Student)
Work Location: Thunder Bay
Located on the beautiful shores of Lake Superior, Thunder Bay is the sunniest City in Eastern Canada and a four-season outdoor playground. The urban centre enjoys green spaces, parks, and wilderness and is also considered a cultural capital with a thriving visual and performing arts scene. As the most populous municipality in North-western Ontario, Thunder Bay is the region’s commercial, administrative, and medical “hub”, and is home to a variety of educational’ institutions. Thunder Bay continues to pursue growth and development opportunities on behalf of its diverse community. Always striving to live up to its motto, Superior by Nature, the Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay (City) currently seeks multiple…Service Technicians “A”! (Student)
Service Technician A Student
The Opportunity
As a Student Service Technician “A”, you will service Transit buses, equipment and complete inspection reports.
This role reports to the Supervisor, Leadhand Service Technician A with the following accountabilities:
- Performs major and minor interior and exterior cleaning of vehicles.
- Performs interior repairs, seat repairs, and upholstering on vehicles/equipment.
- Performs servicing of vehicles/equipment, including greasing, changing oil, inspecting, wheel torquing and cleaning, sandblasting, fueling, probing, and dumping fare boxes,
- Completes required documentation, records and provides accurate data regarding all servicing repairs & conditions found.
- Responds to service calls relating to bus service issues as required.
Ideal Candidate
- Grade 12 graduation.
- Experience in the servicing/operation of buses and equipment.
- Must have a mechanical aptitude.
- Must be capable of issuing and accurately comprehending written/oral information and instructions.
- Must possess and maintain a valid class “G” Driver Ontario Drivers Licence or equivalent.
- Must be enrolled in full or part-time post-secondary education and maintain status as a full or part time post-secondary student.
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Why Work for the City of Thunder Bay (CTB)?
When you work for the City of Thunder Bay, you are part of our team, and here you can:
- Experience your importance,
- Unleash your potential,
- Know your work matters,
- Embrace diversity,
- Make a difference,
- Join a dedicated team, and
- Build community.
Learn more about the top reasons to work at the CTB: CTB Careers
Great Tangible Benefits
As an employee with the Corporation, you will be in receipt of the following amazing benefits:
- Great competitive salary and fantastic matching pension plan (optional)
- 4% Vacation Pay
- Healthy hours of work – 12 hours shift with 4 days On and 4 days Off
- Opportunities exist to work full-time hours in the summer
- Amazing team environment, built on respect & inclusivity
- Opportunity to obtain DZ licence training ($5500 Value)
- Supportive employee family assistance program (EFAP)
- Great employee wellness program
- Excellent future career progression opportunities
Beautiful Thunder Bay
Learn why Thunder Bay is such great place to live and work: https://gotothunderbay.ca/why-thunder-bay/
General Information:
As an equal opportunity employer, the City of Thunder Bay encourages applications from Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minority groups, women and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE: It is a contravention of the Human Rights Code of Ontario to discriminate on the basis of: race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, age, record of offences, gender identity or gender expression. Therefore, a resume submitted to the City must not include references to any of the above characteristics. Do not include:
- Photos
- Any certificates that have photo identification
- Driver’s licences
- Police records checks
Note: The above documentation will be requested by the Human Resources & Division should you be the successful applicant. If a Criminal Record Check is required, it will be requested by Human Resources should you be the successful applicant. Please do not submit your Criminal Record Check with your application.
ACCOMMODATION: Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for all parts of the recruitment process.
PRIVACY: Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, c. 302, as amended, and will be used to determine eligibility for employment. Questions about this collection of personal information should be directed to the Human Resources & Corporate Safety Division, 125 Syndicate Ave Suite 42, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 6H8, Telephone: 625-3866
The City of Thunder Bay is a place where art, culture and nature come together!
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